Boundary Current Experiment I & II RAFOS Float Data Report 1994-1997
This is the final data report of all RAFOS (acoustically tracked) float data collected during the 1994-1997 Boundary Current Experiment (BOUNCE) study of the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) in the North Atlantic Ocean. The overall objective of the program was to obtain the first comprehensive d...
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ftdtic:ADA347287 2023-05-15T17:28:31+02:00 Boundary Current Experiment I & II RAFOS Float Data Report 1994-1997 Hunt, Heather D. Bower, Amy S. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA 1998-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA347287 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA347287 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA347287 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *OCEAN CURRENTS *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA *ACOUSTIC TRACKING SIGNAL PROCESSING VORTICES FLOATS NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN DEEP OCEANS ISOBARS(PRESSURE) CAPE HATTERAS Text 1998 ftdtic 2016-02-19T23:09:46Z This is the final data report of all RAFOS (acoustically tracked) float data collected during the 1994-1997 Boundary Current Experiment (BOUNCE) study of the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) in the North Atlantic Ocean. The overall objective of the program was to obtain the first comprehensive description of the North Atlantic DWBC's variability over a large path segment from Cape Hatteras to the Grand Banks. The experiment was comprised of CTD, tracer, and RAFOS float observations to achieve both Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of the DWBC. The three main objectives of the Lagrangian float study were (1) to determine fluid parcel pathways in the DWBC and identify regions of exchange with the interior, (2) to estimate the mean speed and variability of fluid parcels at two different levels in the DWBC, and (3) to study the kinematics and potential vorticity dynamics of fluid parcels in the DWBC at the Gulf Stream crossover point near Cape Hatteras. Thirty floats were deployed: 15 were designed to be isopycnal floats, and 15 were isobaric floats. Text North Atlantic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *OCEAN CURRENTS *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA *ACOUSTIC TRACKING SIGNAL PROCESSING VORTICES FLOATS NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN DEEP OCEANS ISOBARS(PRESSURE) CAPE HATTERAS Hunt, Heather D. Bower, Amy S. Boundary Current Experiment I & II RAFOS Float Data Report 1994-1997 |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *OCEAN CURRENTS *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA *ACOUSTIC TRACKING SIGNAL PROCESSING VORTICES FLOATS NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN DEEP OCEANS ISOBARS(PRESSURE) CAPE HATTERAS |
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This is the final data report of all RAFOS (acoustically tracked) float data collected during the 1994-1997 Boundary Current Experiment (BOUNCE) study of the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) in the North Atlantic Ocean. The overall objective of the program was to obtain the first comprehensive description of the North Atlantic DWBC's variability over a large path segment from Cape Hatteras to the Grand Banks. The experiment was comprised of CTD, tracer, and RAFOS float observations to achieve both Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of the DWBC. The three main objectives of the Lagrangian float study were (1) to determine fluid parcel pathways in the DWBC and identify regions of exchange with the interior, (2) to estimate the mean speed and variability of fluid parcels at two different levels in the DWBC, and (3) to study the kinematics and potential vorticity dynamics of fluid parcels in the DWBC at the Gulf Stream crossover point near Cape Hatteras. Thirty floats were deployed: 15 were designed to be isopycnal floats, and 15 were isobaric floats. |
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WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA |
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Hunt, Heather D. Bower, Amy S. |
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Boundary Current Experiment I & II RAFOS Float Data Report 1994-1997 |
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Boundary Current Experiment I & II RAFOS Float Data Report 1994-1997 |
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Boundary Current Experiment I & II RAFOS Float Data Report 1994-1997 |
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Boundary Current Experiment I & II RAFOS Float Data Report 1994-1997 |
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Boundary Current Experiment I & II RAFOS Float Data Report 1994-1997 |
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boundary current experiment i & ii rafos float data report 1994-1997 |
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1998 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA347287 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA347287 |
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North Atlantic |
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